Tamerlane Posted March 3, 2017 at 02:55 PM Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 at 02:55 PM Hey all, This question is more of an "in theory" than an "in practicum". Someone asked me about this and it got me to thinking. Our organization's bylaws provides for the election of new officers the first meeting after every governor's race. It also states that the term of office shall be four years, or until new officers are elected and installed. The election process is laid out in a way to not change this, and there are no other sections pertaining to this. It's been quite simple, Governor gets elected in November, we meet in December and elect new officers. Also, we elect Governors on midterm elections (2014, 2018, 2022) and not on US Presidential years (2012, 2016, 2020). What if, at this December meeting, in a year that there was a Presidential election, the bylaws were amended to change the four year term to two years, and the phrase "elected after every governor race" to say "elected after every governor and presidential race", making the December meeting the first meeting after a presidential race, meaning it's time for new officer elections, at that meeting. I haven't found anything in RONR about this, there's no mention of notice of election in the bylaws. There is requirement of notice for a bylaw amendment, which would be given appropriately. I can't find anything saying this process is frowned upon, but it still seems sketchy. Looking for input and what the process would look like. Thanks much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted March 3, 2017 at 05:44 PM Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 at 05:44 PM Yes, you can do that, but I would refine the proposed language a bit further. Personally, I would prefer the terms "Governor's election" and Presidential election" to "governor's race" and "presidential race". I suppose, though, as long as your members have a very clear understanding of what the terms mean, it isn't a problem. You could also just say that your elections shall occur in December of every even numbered year. The process would be the same as for any other proposed bylaw amendment, the procedure for which is probably in your bylaws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamerlane Posted March 3, 2017 at 05:49 PM Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 at 05:49 PM Sure, makes sense. There's nothing against the rules in the election, though? Since it wasn't a regularly scheduled election until the day of the election, is some sort of notice required, other than the notice about the amendment that has to be given per our bylaws? I like the "even numbered years" term, we have that in place for other things and it would make the document flow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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